I am only 33, I’ve got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I’m looking forward to the future and I’m proud about the past.
ICE CUBEYou want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
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You pay to have a good time, you don’t always want to pay to be schooled or sad or reminded how bad you got it. To me a movie theater ain’t always the place for that.
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I’m always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who’s just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.
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The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it’s already there. You can see it with your own eyes.
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The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
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You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.
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I feel like I got a whole lot of living to do before I think about summing it up in a book.
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You like a woman, she’s got kids, it’s a package. You can’t just go in one-sided.
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You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things.And I guess for the good or for the bad, it don’t matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it’s all said and done.
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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There’s a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don’t have that chance to show it.
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I always was like, “Yo, I’m here, I might as well get what I could take.”
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I’m not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I’m not into that. You do your job, and I’ll do mine.
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I been all around the world and I haven’t found a city that I’d rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.
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I’m not actually from Compton – I’m from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I’m there all the time.
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Creating is really what I like to do. The best thing in the world is to have an idea in the back of your head and then to make that idea into a movie and have people all over the world enjoy it.
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Don’t talk about death, I’ve got too much life to live, To many orders to give.
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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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I do what I do. You like it, great. You don’t, go listen to somebody else. I’m stickin’ with the people who stuck with me.
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Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we’re going through, not the cause of what we’re going through.
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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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There’s things people say in the barbershop they won’t even say in their own living room, because it’s just one of those zones where nobody’s going to judge you too much about your dumb opinion.
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